The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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